In the short run, a firm that is a price taker will stay in business as long as

a. price equals average revenue.
b. marginal revenue is greater than or equal to marginal cost.
c. price exceeds average variable cost.
d. price is less than average variable cost.


C

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A. force Z to move farther to the right in order to keep the same number of votes. B. not lose any votes from voters on the left and gain some votes from Z. C. lose some votes from voters on the far left but gain approximately the same number of votes from Z. D. win the election if the move placed X anywhere to the right of 25 on the spectrum.

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A) increase; an increase B) increase; a decrease C) decrease; an increase D) decrease; a decrease

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Suppose an airline ticket from Portland to Orlando costs $760 . A bus ticket costs $360 . Traveling by plane will take 6 hours, compared with 26 hours by bus. Other things constant, the minimum value of one's time that would induce a rational individual to fly rather than drive would be

a. $18 per hour. b. $20 per hour. c. $38 per hour. d. $44 per hour.

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A. a government franchise. B. ownership of a scarce factor of production. C. economies of scale. D. a patent.

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